Travel How-To

A few days ago I flew home from London with Easyjet. I was one of the last passengers to board, and was carrying a big backpack. An employee told me the flight was full and I would have to gate-check my bag. At first I was […]

A good friend asked us this lately, and I wrote up a whole Google Doc to answer his question. I tried to keep it brief, I swear! Then I thought this might help someone else, so here it is below. The context is that our friend […]

We planned to travel for a year, starting in June 2016. As it turns out, we’re still going! (with some stops along the way). If you’re planning to travel long-term, how do you plan? How much should you plan? With lots of time comes a […]

Managing your budget when you’re traveling alone or as a couple isn’t easy, but when you meet up with friends things can get waaay more complicated. B and I know from experience that when we meet up with friends on the road, we spend much more […]

Normally there would be no straight answer to this question: it depends on the restaurant, what you order,etc. Of course it does. But, surprisingly, I found that there were 2 (ok, 3) distinct types of restaurants in Bali, with 2 fairly consistent price ranges. Type […]

Most of my friends would say that I pack insanely light. I disagree: no matter how small my bag, there is SO much in it that I don’t need! Here are five electronic items that I really don’t need at all… but I pack them anyway […]

Trick question: you probably can’t fly for free. Here are your three next-best options: 1- Points You can accumulate points (especially easy if you’re American… harder if you’re not) and redeem them in the most advantageous way possible. However, contrary to popular belief, I think that […]